UNIT 4, MCANDREW CENTRE, LOWER PEARSE STREET
Change of use from a barber shop to a restaurant in Ballina.
17120 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 27 February 2017
- Reference
- 17120
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 February 2017
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of Unit 4 at the McAndrew Centre from an existing barber shop to a restaurant. The development will include a dining area, toilets, and all ancillary site works.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Change of use from existing barber shop to restaurant, dining area, toilets and all ancillary site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect the role of the town centre and provide for town centre uses”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Ballina Local Area Plan (2024–2030). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearse Street Lower, Ballina, Co. Mayo | Jun 2025 | €300,000 | 33 m |
| 2 Dillon Terrace, Ballina, Co Mayo | Mar 2025 | €250,000 | 81 m |
| The Bond Store, Dillon Terrace, Ballina | Nov 2025 | €195,000 | 96 m |
| Dillon Terrace, Ballina, Mayo | Mar 2025 | €275,000 | 110 m |
| 11 Humbert St, Ballina, Co Mayo | Jun 2025 | €185,000 | 142 m |
| 13 Moy Court, Ballina, Co Mayo | May 2025 | €185,000 | 160 m |
| Carrick, Attymass, Ballina | Mar 2025 | €290,000 | 192 m |
| Tirraun, Clogher, Ballina | Jan 2025 | €162,000 | 192 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received27 February 2017
- Further information requested13 April 2017
- Further information received29 May 2017
- Decision due25 June 2017
- Decision issued15 June 2017
- Grant issued17 July 2017
- Permission expiry16 July 2022
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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25395MayoLodged 11 Sept 2025Commercial
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2460259MayoLodged 1 May 2024Retention
- Granted100 m away
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17899MayoLodged 9 Nov 2017Change of use
- Granted100 m away
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